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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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